Web Designer Reacts To Artist Websites

A look at 15 examples of artist websites and portfolios.

We'll discuss the websites from the point of view of a web designer. I'll share what I think works well and what could be improved. Hopefully you'll learn something for your own website or portfolio.

Websites Covered (Affiliate Links)

Mike Kelley

Ryu Creative

Alexis Johnson Art

Benjamins Hardman

Sophie Kahn

Samantha Keely Smith

Sanz Lena

Evan Lian

Jeremy Wins Life

Sarah Webb

Luke McGarry

Scott Snyder

Haris Nukem

Will Brembridge

Alice Zhang

Nancy Stonington

[francesnorton]

Great advice. You know what you're talking about. I've been using a horizontal scroll for my portfolio page. I think I may change that now. Cheers!

[cycle]

I loved this. You offered me lots of food for thought and pragmatic understanding.

[LittleSteamMrs]

You've definitely given me some inspiration to improve my own website. I'm completely novice to web design so to hear someone else's opinion on a variety of websites is super helpful so thank you for posting this!

[bustaubie]

Another great info. I'm in the process of building my website and I'm leaning more towards the minimalist look.

[lazarsjojic]

Great stuff man. I am back end developer and had no interest into FE, but now I am trying to get into it a bit. I always hated too complex sites with bunch of effects, strange navigation, some panels floating around so I constnantly have a feeling that I am not sure if I missed something or not sure where I am. For me as simple as possible, but still even with this simplicity you can add a lot of beautifull touches. Just the what you showed. Once I've read a smart quote: "You can build software very simple so it obviously doesn't have any flaws. Or you can build it complex so it doesn't have any obvious flaws. ". Keep up with good work on channel 😉

[nickg]

I REALLY like these vids. As someone with zero marketing experience, but always had a eye for it, it has lots of gems.
I'm laughing cause I'm sending you, the teacher a tip. Your vids cut too quickly, not allowing a thumbs up, comment, or move to another video before being trusted to someone else's vid. I suggest a logo with your YT name at the end, allowing the user to do these things and brand recognition. Keep up the great work

[gamemakr]

I have backend knowledge of making websites and have been learning about UI/UX and design to create prettier websites and this reaction video was extremely insightful! I would love to see more videos like this one.

[Perspecktive]

Can you please do a video like this for music artist websites? Usually they have more budget and more creative decisions in their designs

[Alfred_the_doodler]

I definitely appreciated the tips! I just made my first portfolio site and you already pointed out some no-no’s I for sure did. Haha

[easyguideai]

Great vid! - Please review Zyro website builder🙏

[draft_fusion]

I love horizontal scrolling with hamburgers they are really cool to me.
I am not sure why they get so much hate.

[Vinnielovesjazz]

Hi Steve, I got a question for you and I'm very interested in your opinion, regarding artist websites. If an art dealer were to have a wide variety/selection of painting, should he choose to build his website like these Artist Websites you are showing in this video, or should he choose to build it with functionality/format like an E-Commerce website like Amazon?

[scentopink]

Helpfull and interessting. Thanks for sharing